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Albina Neighborhood 1968-1969, redux

As promised here’s the second set of photos scanned from the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project, courtesy of Cat Winterfox, Spooky Moon Books The Green Fingers Project gave out plots, seeds, plants and instructions on how to garden. Here are two of the leaders posing in front of some of the plots. Work being done on… Read More Albina Neighborhood 1968-1969, redux

09/24/200802/09/2024 John Chilson1 Comment

Albina Neighborhood – 1968-1969

Cat Winterfox [best name ever?] from Spooky Moon Books graciously sent me a couple of Portland-related books a couple months ago. I’d like to publicly thank her. Thanks Cat! One of the books really caught my eye: a bound copy of the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Committee newsletter called Aniic Dope. The book is a compilation… Read More Albina Neighborhood – 1968-1969

08/07/200802/15/2018 John Chilson7 Comments

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Then (1963) and now. From the postcard: New on the ol’ blog: a look at William L. Finley, his life along the Willamette, and why his fight for the river still feels very current (heh). Folk art whimsy alert in Milwaukie. Milwaukie neon. The former Perry’s Pharmacy Building in downtown Milwaukie is getting a new life and being retrofitted into new retail spaces. I wrote about the project - hop into my bio to read! The light hit just right last night at the Willamette Falls. I found a clipping (swipe) about the Beachcombers Club in Lake Oswego mentioning the Jim Benton Trio from the Oregon Mirror, June 1962. (Says Wiki: The Oregon Mirror was an African-American newspaper founded by Jimmy "Bang Bang" Walker and Don Alford in 1961.) Golden hour at Gino’s. Found a seat at the bar. It will always be my favorite spot in Portland to sip on an Old Fashioned. From the back of the postcard:

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